Laura

LovinBlue

  • joined Apr 26, 2008
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Graduate of the University of California, lover of all things football. Eclectic taste in teams - I'm not a pure Northern California homer!

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Question from a Colts Fan

Hello, Bucs Nation!  This is my first visit here, so please be kind  :-) Today, the Colts added Xavier Fulton to their practice squad so I thought I'd do some research to understand a bit about...

Luke Links: The "Let the Games Begin!" Edition

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This edition of Luke Links is dedicated to finally entering the first week of the regular season - yeah!   FROM THE SADDLEOfficial Team News John Oehser (Special to Colts.com) After the final...

LovinBlue's Reaction to Yesterday's Roster Moves By The Colts

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Fortunately or unfortunately, I monitored yesterday’s activity via cell phone and was largely unable to interact with the readers.  The unfortunate part of that was that I didn’t get to log my...

Colts Release 2010 Seventh Round Pick Ray Fisher

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After releasing Adam Terry earlier today, the Colts have decided to cut seventh-round selection Ray Fisher.  After a mediocre camp and preseason, Fisher is at best destined for the practice...

Dr. Blue's Health of the Franchise: Charlie Johnson

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Four weeks ago, Colts Nation got the bad news that Charlie Johnson had injured his foot in a Training Camp practice.  Neither at that time, nor at any time since, have we learned what the nature...

Luke Links: The "Burner Returner" Edition

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This edition of Luke Links is dedicated simply to wishing Devin Moore, Brandon James and Ray Fisher good luck in tonight's game, and hoping that at least one of them emerges as our "Burner...

Luke Links: The "Emerging From Dark Days" Edition

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This edition of Luke Links is dedicated to getting us all through the fourth (ok, technically, fifth) and final week of the 2010 NFL preseason.  For me, these have been dark days, in part because...

Brackett Has Bruised Right Hand, Returns to Practice

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When Mike Chappell reported that Brackett's hand x-rays came back negative, most people breathed a huge sigh of relief.  I personally exhaled about half-way, waiting for the other shoe to drop......

Luke Links: The "Conflicted" Edition

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This edition of Luke Links is dedicated to my internal conflict between my love for all things Colts and all things Cal.  It rears its head today as the Colts prepare to take on a team that is...

Luke Links: The "Stick With 4 Preseason Games" Edition

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This edition is my personal plea to the NFL to stick with the current format of 4 pre-season games and 16 regular season games.  While as a fan I would love to see more games that "count,"...

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LovinBlue's Impressions of the Colts-Bills Game

I had to watch the game on broadcast delay, and captured the following thoughts without the benefit of participating in any open threads or other discussions.  My big takeaway was that if there...

Luke Links: The "Camp is OVER" Edition

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This edition is dedicated to one of my favorite tweeting players, Jerraud Powers.  Last night he very simply put it: "Camp is OVER." I also want to introduce a new section of Luke Links, called...

Dr. Blue's Health of the Franchise: Jamie Silva - UPDATE- Silva done for the year

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Ugh.  I hate the pre-season, and I especially hate to see players of any level injured in a pre-season game.  Ok, I hate to see players of any level injured during any game, but when the goal of...

Luke Links: The "Well THAT Was Fun" Edition

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This edition is dedicated to reminding Colts fans that the preseason, while the first glimpse of professional football, doesn't count.  It is more important as a tool for evaluating players on...

Luke Links: The "Holy O-Line, Peyton!" Edition

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This edition is dedicated to our O-Line, which has - to put it mildly - experienced a few issues recently.  With Charlie Johnson, Jeff Saturday, Tony Ugoh and Jacques McClendon suffering from...

Dr. Blue's Health of the Franchise: Jeff Saturday

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We learned yesterday that Jeff Saturday underwent an arthroscopic procedure to remove a "loose body" from his knee.  Which knee was impacted was not specified.  Not to make light of a potentially...

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Seahawks signed former Colts linebacker Tyjuan Hagler.

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Seahawks signed former Colts linebacker Tyjuan Hagler.

Adam Schefter, via Twitter

Luke Links: The "Play It Like Peyton" Edition

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This edition is named after a new (I think) feature on the Indy Star web site, which gives you the opportunity to call a play that Manning would call.  It then asks your opinion of his greatest...

Dr. Blue's Health of the Franchise: Charlie Johnson

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For those who are new to Stampede Blue, let me introduce myself.  Last year, to satisfy my curiosity of what happens to players after they magically come off Injured Reserve, I began to dig deeper...

Luke Links: The "Will He or Won't He" Edition

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I'm dedicating today's entry to the now-annual ritual that football fans around the world are subjected to.  It's usually drawn out in long, agonizing fashion with multiple analysts weighing in,...

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Kickin knowledge instead of ass this season Next year I'm doin both....gonna be a year for the...

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Kickin knowledge instead of ass this season Next year I'm doin both....gonna be a year for the history books, yeaahh buddy lol

Kevin Thomas hints at his status for this year

Luke Links: The "Rise 'N' Shine" Edition

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Rise 'n' shine, rookies!  It's another fine day at Training Camp!!  Having spent this weekend in my own training camp of sorts (being directed by my Mom to help her clean out her garage -...

Colts Sign 2010 Second Round Pick Pat Angerer

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National Football Post reports that Pat Angerer has signed a four-year, $3.14 million deal.  The Colts were criticized by fans and pundits alike for taking Angerer earlier than he was projected. ...

Luke Links: The "Get Your Popcorn Ready" Edition

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I'm dedicating this edition of Luke Links to T.O.'s signing with the Bengals.  Yes, I watch The T.O. Show.  Yes, I watch Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch.  I personally think both are great for...

Colts Sign Fourth-Round Pick Jacques McClendon

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National Football Post is reporting that the Colts have signed their shiny new OG from Tennessee to a four-year $2.22 million contract.  McClendon is super strong, having bench pressed 225 pounds...

Polian Reveals His View of Turning Point in the Super Bowl

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Since the final game of last season, there has been a lot of discussion by fans and analysts regarding the "turning point" of the game.  Most comments have pointed to Garcon's drop in mid-2nd...

Report: Colts sign 2010 fifth-round pick Brody Eldridge

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Colts sign Brody Eldridge to a four-year contract.

Luke Links: The "So Close" Edition

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It's almost here!  So close!  The 2010 season - woohoo!!! FROM THE SADDLEOfficial Team News John Oehser (Colts.com) Tom Santi is trying to live Coach Caldwell's advice that the best ability in...

Brace Yourselves, Colts Fans

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At the beginning of every football season, all of the TV networks and radio shows seem to share a not-so-secret requirement that they will pay tribute to the prior season before kicking off the...

Colts Seventh-Round Pick Kavell Conner Signed to Four-Year Deal

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The Colts completed another signing, now with Kavell Conner under contract.  Terms haven't been disclosed but they are rumored to be similar to the deal signed yesterday by Indiana University...

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